Job 28
Job Tells Of Earth’s Treasures
And a place where they refine gold.
And copper is smelted from rock.
And to the farthest limit he searches out
The rock in gloom and deep shadow.
Forgotten by the foot;
They hang and swing to and fro far from men.
And underneath it is turned up as fire.
And its dust contains gold.
Nor has the falcon’s eye caught sight of it.
Nor has the fierce lion passed over it.
He overturns the mountains at the base.
And his eye sees anything precious.
And what is hidden he brings out to the light.
And where is the place of understanding?
Nor is it found in the land of the living.
And the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’
Nor can silver be weighed as its price.
In precious onyx, or sapphire.
Nor can it be exchanged for articles of fine gold.
And the acquisition of wisdom is above that of pearls.
Nor can it be valued in pure gold.
And where is the place of understanding?
And concealed from the birds of the sky.
‘With our ears we have heard a report of it.’
And He knows its place.
And sees everything under the heavens.
And meted out the waters by measure,
And a course for the thunderbolt,
He established it and also searched it out.
And to depart from evil is understanding.’”